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{{Short description|Annual literary festival in Bangladesh}}
{{About|an annual event in Bangladesh|the associated language in Bangladesh|Meitei language in Bangladesh}}
{{Distinguish|Meitei language day|Meitei poetry day|Meitei language movement}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}
{{Contains special characters|Bengali}}
{{Infobox event
| title = Meitei language festival 
| image = The names of the "Meitei Language Festival" (AKA "Manipuri Language Festival") – "Manipuri Lon-gi Kummei" (in Meitei, the native language) & "Manipuri Bhasha Utsav" (in Bengali, the national language of Bangladesh).jpg
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| caption = Meitei language festival
| native_name = Manipuri Lon-gi Kummei; Manipuri Bhasha Utsav
| native_name_lang = mni
| english_name = Manipuri language festival
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| date = {{Start date and age|2008}}<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web |last=প্রতিনিধি |first=মৌলভীবাজার |title=মৌলভীবাজারে মাতৃভাষায় পরীক্ষা দিল শতাধিক মণিপুরি শিক্ষার্থী |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/samagrabangladesh/i6zrwsw8bu |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=bdnews24 |language=bn}}</ref> 
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* [[Kamalganj, Bangladesh|Kamalganj]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]]<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jibon |date=2022-05-14 |title=কমলগঞ্জে মণিপুরি ভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি উৎসব |url=https://dailyjalalabad.com/2022/05/186017/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=দৈনিক জালালাবাদ {{!}} Daily Jalalabad |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Bishganj]]<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Manipuri language festival : 20th mar16 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Snipp18..200316.mar16 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>
* [[Bhanuganj]]<ref name="auto1"/>
* [[Jhotamaiz]]<ref name="auto1"/>
| location = [[Bangladesh]]
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| also_known_as = Manipuri Language and Culture Festival ({{lang-bn|Manipuri Bhasha o Sanskriti Utsav}})<ref name="auto2"/>
| type = annual event
| theme = [[Meitei language]] (officially called [[Manipuri language]])
| cause =
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| target = preservation and development of [[Meitei language]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=মৌলভীবাজারের কমলগঞ্জে মনিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব উদযাপিত |url=https://paharechok.com/2022/05/13/%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%8c%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%ad%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%9e%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ae-2/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> indigenous [[Meitei script]]{{efn|name=script|The event promotes indigenous [[Meitei writing system]] to be used for Meitei language, other than the already predominantly used Bengali script.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web |last=প্রতিনিধি |title=কমলগঞ্জে দিনব্যাপী মণিপুরি ভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি উৎসব |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/কমলগঞ্জে-দিনব্যাপী-মণিপুরি-ভাষা-ও-সংস্কৃতি-উৎসব |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=Prothomalo |date=13 May 2022 |language=bn}}</ref>}} and [[Meitei culture]]{{efn|name=culture|The event also focusses on the cultural programs, besides the mother tongue, Meitei language.<ref name="auto2"/>}} in Bangladesh
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| patron = Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad 
| organisers = Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad<ref>{{Cite web |title=কমলগঞ্জে মণিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব উদযাপিত |url=https://www.alordesh24.com/2022/05/13/5016/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=www.alordesh24.com |language=bn}}</ref> 
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| participants = [[Meitei people]] (AKA [[Manipuri people]]){{efn|including [[Meitei Pangals]] ([[Meitei Muslim]]s)}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=প্রতিনিধি |title=কমলগঞ্জে দিনব্যাপী মণিপুরি ভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি উৎসব |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/কমলগঞ্জে-দিনব্যাপী-মণিপুরি-ভাষা-ও-সংস্কৃতি-উৎসব |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Prothomalo |date=13 May 2022 |language=bn}}</ref>
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The '''Meitei language festival''' ({{lang-mni|Manipuri Lon-gi Kummei}}), formally known as the '''Manipuri language festival''' or the '''Manipuri Bhasha Utsav''', is an annual language festival that is dedicated to the active promotion and the development of [[Meitei language]] (officially called [[Manipuri language]]), indigenous [[Meitei script]]{{efn|name=script}} and [[Meitei culture]]{{efn|name=culture}} in the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=কমলগঞ্জে মনিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব উদযাপিত |url=https://www.bangla-times.com/2023/03/10/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.bangla-times.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The event is organised by the ''Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=কমলগঞ্জে মণিপুরি ভাষা উৎসব পালিত |url=https://www.abnews24.com/country-news/223407/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=ABNEWS24 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-10 |title=নিজস্ব ভাষা সাহিত্যকে যথার্থ চর্চার মাধ্যমেই বাঁচিয়ে রাখা সম্ভব |url=https://sylheterdak.com.bd/নিজস্ব-ভাষা-সাহিত্যকে-যথ/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=সিলেটের ডাক |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Written tests ==
Every year, written tests are organised for the students in the Meitei language festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=কমলগঞ্জে মনিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব উদযাপিত |url=https://www.bangla-times.com/2023/03/10/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=www.bangla-times.com |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=মৌলভীবাজারের কমলগঞ্জে মনিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব উদযাপিত |url=https://paharechok.com/2022/05/13/%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%8c%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%ad%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%9e%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ae-2/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* For the students of the 1st grade to the 8th grade, they shall appear the test in "A branch".<ref>{{Cite web |last=EyeNews.news |title=কমলগঞ্জে মণিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব উদযাপন |url=https://www.eyenews.news/sylhet/moulvibazar/52291 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=EyeNews.news |language=en}}</ref>
* For the students of the 9th grade and the 10th grade, they shall appear the test in "B branch".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sangbad |first=Protidiner |title=মণিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব |url=https://www.protidinersangbad.com/todays-newspaper/news/386569 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Protidiner Sangbad |language=bn}}</ref>

== 2022 event ==
In 2022, AK Sheram, the president of the Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Sangsad, and Shahena Begum, the then acting principal of Teteigaon Ramid Uddin High School, inaugurated the Meitei language festival, followed by a colorful procession, participated by the students and guests belonging to the [[Meitei people|Meitei ethnicity]] ([[Manipuri people]]), including the [[Meitei Muslim]]s ([[Meitei Pangals]]), and then paying tributes to the Shaheed Minar of the school for their language martyrs.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jibon |date=2022-05-14 |title=কমলগঞ্জে মণিপুরি ভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি উৎসব |url=https://dailyjalalabad.com/2022/05/186017/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=দৈনিক জালালাবাদ {{!}} Daily Jalalabad |language=en-US}}</ref>

The students had the opportunity to take a written test in their mother tongue [[Meitei language]] in the indigenous [[Meitei script]]. During the event, a meeting was organised on the practice and promotion of Meitei language and culture in the school auditorium, followed by the prize distribution ceremonies and the cultural programs.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto"/>

The meeting was attended by Professor Saurabh Sikdar of Linguistics Department of [[Dhaka University]], Executive Director of Jabarang Kalyan Samiti Mathura Vikas Tripura and member secretary and development worker of International Tribal Language Decade National Committee Bandhan Arang.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto"/>

== 2023 event ==
In 2023, the festival was organised in Adampur Tetaigaon Rashid Uddin High School premises in [[Kamalganj, Bangladesh|Kamalganj]], [[Moulvibazar]]. During the event, the [[national flag of Bangladesh]] and the flag of the organization were hoisted, followed by a colorful rally, starting from the school premises, patrolling around the main road of the Adampur Bazar.
In the event, a written test of Meitei language was organised, which was participated by more than 150 students from 1st to 10th grades of classes.
A meeting, including cultural programs and prize distribution ceremonies, were organised in the auditorium of the Tetigaon Rashid Uddin High School. It was chaired by a renowned poet and essayist AK Sheram and the organization's general secretary Nambram Shankar.
Parimal Singh, the secretary of the [[National Sports Council]] of Bangladesh, was the chief guest of the event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samachar |first=সিলেট সমাচার :: Sylhet |title=মৌলভীবাজারে মণিপুরি ভাষা উৎসবে মাতৃভাষায় পরীক্ষায় |url=https://www.sylhetsomachar.com/out-of-city/151194 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Sylhet Samachar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=newseditor |date=2023-03-10 |title=কমলগঞ্জে মনিপুরী ভাষা উৎসব |url=https://www.unitednews24.com/কমলগঞ্জে-মনিপুরী-ভাষা-উৎ/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Unitednews24.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Delegates and diasporas from other nations ==
=== India ===
* N Ratan Meitei from [[Manipur]] state of [[India]] was the special guest in the 2023 Meitei language festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Today 24 |first1=Sylhet |last2=প্রতিনিধি |first2=কমলগঞ্জ |title=কমলগঞ্জে মণিপুরি ভাষা উৎসব পালিত |url=https://www.sylhettoday24.news/news/details/Sylhet/143161 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=sylhettoday24.news |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=মৌলভীবাজারে মণিপুরী মাতৃভাষায় শতাধিক শিক্ষার্থী পরীক্ষা দিল {{!}} বাংলা এক্সপ্রেস মিডিয়া {{!}} Bangla Express Media |url=https://banglaexpressonline.com/%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%8c%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%ad%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%a3%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%83/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Canada ===
* Natasha, a [[Bangladeshi Canadians|Canadian expatriate]] and a Meitei language researcher, also attended the 2023 Meitei language festival.<ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=মৌলভীবাজারে মণিপুরী মাতৃভাষায় শতাধিক শিক্ষার্থী পরীক্ষা দিল |url=https://corporatesangbad.com/17921/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Corporate Sangbad {{!}} Online Bangla NewsPaper |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Published works ==
* "Meira" ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯃꯩꯔꯥ}}; {{Script|Beng|মৈরা}}|/mə́i.ra/|torch}}), the cover of commemorative collection of the festival was released in the 2023 Meitei language festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rasel |first=Razib |date= |title=কমলগঞ্জে মণিপুরি ভাষা উৎসব উদযাপন |url=https://sylhetvoice.com/%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%9e%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%a3%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b7%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%89%e0%a7%8e/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=sylhetvoice.com |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=মণিপুরী মাতৃভাষায় শতাধিক শিক্ষার্থী পরীক্ষা দিল - Protidiner Post |url=https://protidinerpost.com/%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%a3%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%83%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b7%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%bc-%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a7%e0%a6%bf/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Meitei language movement]]s
** [[Meitei classical language movement]]
** [[Meitei associate official language movement]]
** [[Meitei linguistic purism movement]]
* [[Directorate of Language Planning and Implementation]]
* [[Sahitya Akademi]]
** [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Meitei]]
** [[List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Meitei]]
** [[List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Meitei]]
* [[Manipuri Sahitya Parishad]]
* [[Manipur University]]
* [[Manipur University of Culture]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons|Category:Meitei Language Festival}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Meitei language in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Annual events]]
[[Category:Events in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Language festivals]]
[[Category:Meitei culture]]
[[Category:Meitei festivals]]
[[Category:Meitei script]]

Meitei language festival - Revision history